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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6209253 | Clothing mounted fishing rod holder A fishing pole mounting assembly is provided including an article to be worn and a mounting housing secured on the article to be worn. Also included is a position selector situated on the mounting housing and adapted to receive a handle of a fishing rod a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209254 | Fishing lure A fishing lure which includes a crankbait body has a cavity in the lower surface of the body. An elongated insert (which may be a chemiluminescent tube or a colored tube) is positioned in the cavity so that the element is exposed below and on both sides o... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209255 | Guarded fishing lure holder and tackle tote A fishing tackle tote (10) that has beveled slots (40) situated at various locations around the device. The beveled slot takes advantage of the shape of the hook inserted therein to cause the forces of friction to act on the inserted hook. Hooks of almost... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209256 | Insect trap having an attractant gas emitted through a trapping liquid A trap for attracting and killing insects utilizing carbon dioxide as the attractant. The carbon dioxide is either generated, or dispersed directly into, a trapping media. This supply of carbon dioxide bubbles through the trapping media to the surface whe... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209257 | Spraying apparatus for agricultural chemicals A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubbery and small size arborous trees and plants in early stages of their growth positioned in arrays with empty areas therebetween, the spraying apparatus has a storage for an agricultural c... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209258 | Extendable locking potted plant support A potted plant support system which has a flat base member which is securabie to a plant pot by with a key which secures the base member to the pot. The key may be shaped to fit in slot-like openings in the base member and the pot. The plant is supported ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209259 | Seeding treatments This invention pertains to combination seed capsules wherein each seed capsule includes both moieties of at least one soil conditioner and at least one seed, and optionally, one or more inorganic chemical fertilizer, growth enhancer, binder, and/or anti-f... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209260 | Cemetery planter A cemetery planter including a box having a first box portion with a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, an end wall and an open end, and a second box portion with a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, an end wall and an open end; the open end of ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209261 | Fiber-reinforced cement panels for planter boxes A wooden planter box (1) using thin fiber-reinforced cement sheet as interior panels (24, 26) which are intended to contain solid nutrients such as soil and fertilizer. This constitutes a new and totally different application for fiber-reinforced cement s... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209262 | Obstruction sensing system for a gate A sensing system for a gate to protect persons and equipment from impact damage by actuating a gate operating system when the end of the gate comes in contact with an obstruction. The force required to actuate the device varies between 3 and 5 pounds. Onc... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209263 | Hurricane shutter system A hurricane shutter system for installing hurricane shutters fast and easy without the use of a ladder. The hurricane shutter system includes an upper mounting sleeve designed to be screwed to a building. A mounting bracket designed for coupling to the up... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209264 | Device for supporting and moving a door in a multitude of positions A device for suspending and moving a door leaf perpendicular and parallel to a wall. The device comprising a first set of rails extending in a direction perpendicular to the wall, a second set of rails extending in a direction parallel to the wall and an ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209265 | Refrigerator door corner construction The present invention relates to a door for a refrigerator appliance having reinforcing corner brackets that structurally complete the corners of the door. The corner brackets are located at the door corners of the vertical and horizontal side walls of th... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209266 | Workspace display A workspace display comprises a sidewall partition defining a workspace with a portal opening and a door partition to selectively close the portal. A first display screen is disposed on the interior side of the door partition for individual viewing from i... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209267 | Decking system A modular decking system for use in constructing a deck of the type normally attached to a house or cottage includes a plurality of square, typically one meter by one meter, frames which are mounted on posts; deck or floor panels which are mounted on the ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209268 | Overhang support system for gable roofs This invention provides an overhang support system for gable roofs which eliminates any need to put a notch in the gable end truss top chord member. It utilizes a novel unitary connector device for improved support of overhang structures in a gable roof o... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209269 | Assembly system for thermoacoustic windows An assembly system used to build two pane thermoacoustic windows for houses and buildings is provided. The assembly system uses a set of profiles and joints and a permanently installed valve to assemble the window frame without a fusion welding machine. T... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209270 | Multilevel building with ramp A multilevel building including a first row of personal occupancy spaces arranged on one side of one level of the building which is above ground level, a second row of personal occupancy spaces arranged on an opposite side of the one level of the building... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209271 | Safety screen with a guard assembly having three flanged mounting members A guard assembly for a framed opening in a structure includes mounting brackets attached to the framed opening. Each bracket has three angled flanges forming an intersection channel for retaining a grid work member extending between the mounting brackets.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209272 | Transparent panel and surrounding closure and a method for its creation A method of making a seal on a panel for a door or window by applying and curing a sealant on the surface of the panel is provided, preferably by screening the sealant onto the surface of the panel. The panel with the seal is mounted in a window or door f... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209273 | Panel wall construction A partition wall system providing for lay-in of cables, includes a plurality of interconnected panel sections. Each panel section has a base surface and a plurality of protrusions extending from the base surface and a plurality of covering skins. At least... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209274 | Vent flow apparatus and method A vent flow apparatus and method for general application in venting and filling air pockets in conduit or duct type apparatuses designed for passage of material therethrough is provided including a hollow vent flow conduit preferably in the form of a tube... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209275 | Cleanroom wall system Construction and remodeling of a cleanroom wall system is facilitated with a universal stud design. A variety of wall configurations may be assembled with the same stud. Also provided is a useful connector block for joining perpendicularly oriented studs,... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209276 | Installing a sleeve onto an elongated member Trapped air is used to hold a sleeve onto an elongated member such as a vertical post or pillar. A sleeve is provided having an open end and a closed end, and an inner diameter which is at least slightly greater than the outside diameter of the member bei... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209277 | Wallboard repair clip, method of repairing wallboard, and kit for repairing wallboard Provided is a wallboard repair clip which includes a patch wallboard receiving structure for contacting inner and outer surfaces of a patch wallboard, an existing wallboard receiving member and a securing structure.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209278 | Flooring panel Flooring panel with two connection members whose sides face each other for attachment to other flooring panels of the same type. A first connection member has an upper projection, a lower projection, and groove between them. A second connecting member fea... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209279 | Multilayer, traction element in the form of a loop In order to anchor, reinforce, affix or keep together construction or machine parts, construction members, construction works or parts thereof, or at least to apply a force component, the invention involves a looping anchor or retaining element including ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209280 | Jig for supporting fascia board installation A jig for aiding in securing a fascia board on the downwardly extended ends of a row of eaves of a frame of a building being constructed including a U shaped member and an angle bracket with an angle bracket with one leg swivelly attached to an end of one... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209281 | Brick tie anchor The invention is directed to a masonry anchor for tying a masonry veneer wall to a stud back-up wall having an outer covering, the anchor comprising a generally planar anchor plate having an outer coupling end for connection to a veneer tie wire and an in... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209282 | Framing studs for the construction of building structures A composite wood joist for the construction of building structures is comprised of an elongated straight main member and a transverse elongated web piece connected thereto. Both the main member and the web piece are of rectangular cross-section with the w... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209283 | Sealed roof and method for sealing a roof A sealed roof and a method of sealing a roof is disclosed. The sealed roof is of the type having a inclined substrate with a first layer of shingles attached thereto. A waterproof membrane is adhered to at least a portion of the first layer of shingles. A... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209284 | Asymmetric structural insulated panels for use in 2X stick construction An asymmetric structural insulated panel for building construction includes a generally planar insulating core such as of plastic foam or wheat-, straw-, or agricultural board. Adhered to a first surface of the insulating core is an outer facing of a conv... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209285 | Automatic device for collection and packing in a container, of the strip produced by a carding unit Automatic device for packing in a container, of the strip provided by a carding unit, consisting of an eccentric distributor which rotates relative to the collection container, which is rotated by an underlying rotary platform, and also comprises a device... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209286 | Machine and method for manufacturing a continuous production of pneumatically filled inflatable packaging pillows A machine and method for the manufacture of a continuous production of pneumatically filled packaging pillows for use as void fill packaging for the safe shipping of articles. A strip of flattened preformed film material with a repeated sealing pattern is... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209287 | Method and apparatus for placing a product in a flexible recloseable container An invention for forming, filling, and sealing a flexible recloseable container. Both vertical and horizontal methods for placing product within the container are disclosed. The invention includes guiding a web of film which has interlocking fastener stri... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209288 | Device and process for laying band or strip material An apparatus for laying band-like or strip-like material is disclosed, having a carrying structure and a platform, having at least one laying arrangement, which is assigned to the carrying structure and is intended for laying the material, having at least... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209289 | Composition for and method of absorbing oxygen in an oxygen/carbon dioxide environment A composition for absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide in a high moisture environment including by weight an iron-based component for absorbing oxygen in an amount of between about 15% and 60%, a carbon dioxide releasing component for releasing c... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209290 | Packet for long articles and the related packaging method A packet for long articles comprises a first inner wrap around a group of articles and a second outer wrap around the first wrap which, together with the inner frame, envisaged when the packet is of the rigid type with hinged lid, constitute specific pack... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209291 | Method of producing crease-lined packaging material The disclosure relates to a method of producing crease-lined packaging material with a high degree of accuracy as regards the placing and forming of longitudinal crease lines. A web-shaped starting material (1) is provided, in connection with the laminate... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209292 | Debit card box package A method of packaging and displaying a relative flat product, and intermediate and final package produced, allow a desirably thick package to be produced yet the package can be shipped in a low volume configuration to save shipping costs, and can be expan... | 04/03/2001 |